I have the mirena it was uncomfortable to put in but that was all, periods are now very very light and the bad migraine I used to get is now a headache rather than a migraine, I would def recommend it.

Worked brilliantly for me after two years of increasingly heavy & irregular periods.

Lucky enough to get it put in under general anaesthetic as had d&c at same time, so can't comment on insertion. I was very sore & uncomfortable in my lower belly for the next three weeks, but since then I've had no problems at all.

Had it in for over two years now, and don't have any bleeding or discomfort at all. Also, used to get migraines with my period, but get hardly any now. Not sure if that's a coincidence, or if the coil has helped. I hope it'll see me through the menopause without me needing another.

So a great success story for me. If you go for it, hope it works for you. Sounds like it would be worth a try, irregular periods are no fun at all.

Hi I'm on my 2nd Mirena, they last 5 years and I'm on Y9, so looking for a 3rd next year. I think it's fantastic - I have no periods at all and haven't had since a few months after getting the 1st coil put in, before that I had a 'normal' coil for a year but was bleeding v heavily with it. Also have no PMT, odd bit of breast tenderness but overall very very easy.

It's not comfortable to have put in or taken out but no worse than a smear, I'm a bit of a coward but a couple of paracetamol an hour before going helped take the edge off it, then a day or so of period-like pain then nothing. Definitely worth it for 5 years with no periods imo .

They put it in mid-cycle I think and you need to go in a month beforehand for some reason I can't remember (although that might just be my surgery). Can't comment on the migraines I'm afraid, I don't have that experience. I do know someone who had a nightmare though with various weird symptoms (tingling, numbness, memory loss) and she was convinced that was the Mirena - she had it removed but it took months of recovery.

It really is lovely to have no periods anymore. I too had mine done under a general because they were removing a fibroid at same time. Why don t you explain that you'd like gas and air? I have a tight, far back cervix and smears have always been a problem for me. Find a sympathetic doctor and ask for a referral to a gynae clinic as I suspect they'll be more practised at it.